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LELOR DESPERATE FIGHT IN THE VILLAGE. HOW WHITISH LOBBES, CAME AT NEUVE CHAPITLE

The first authoritative and detailed account to be published of the fight for St. Eloi is the following message, issued by the British Press Bureau on the 21st ult, from the "Eye- witness at the British Headquarters in

France.

19th March, 1916.The village of St.-Eloi lies at the junction of two main rowls, one the road from Ypres to Armentières the other the road from Ypres to Warneton Our line runs close round the village on the. cest, and on the south side of it lynds, away westward, so that the caemy may be sníd roughly to face the village on two sides. To the south east there is a large mound, or 1 tumalus.

On the evening of Sunday, the 14th, after an extremely heavy artillery five directed against our trenches along the eastern and south-western sectors, the Germans endea voured to rush our line. This attempt succeeded so far as the latter sector was concerned, for the trenches had been blown in, and were absolutely untenable. To the cast of the village, however, our infantry made a most determined stand, Their fire was so steady and well directed that the losses among the assailants were terrible, our men sticking to their posts till the last-in fact, till they wore overwhelmed by slicer weight of number

STORMING THE STREETS.

The Germans then rushed the support trenches and also the mound, which they had blown up by a mine, and following up their success penetrated into the village itself. They were, however, not allowed to remain long in undisputed possession of it. Our first counter attack took place at 2.30 .m. on the 16th and was only party sacessful, the enemy still retaining possessing of St. Eloi, and some breastworks and trenches. By another effort mate nearly two hours later we succeded in driving bi completely out of the village and in recaptus ing all the trenches which had not been destroyed.

The mound, however, still remained in the hands of this Genaans, though it has been subjected to sa heavy a fire that little use can be made of it.

The fighting in St. Eloi itself was, as is usual such cases, of the fiercest description. On

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1,001 170 It should be noted that there werd. At the time 301 ades and 30 females in England, 412 males and 23. females in Germany (nearly all of these have since returned on account of the war), and 107 males and 22. females in France.

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Something like with shroffs, but in regard to transactions beneficial reforms made through brokers he has in several revolution is due in the political life of the cases arrived at an amicable settlement country today, and there can be no douht He believes in his "Jucky star and that the tests of patriotism and manhood hopes to increase his already large for-that nre taking pince na n result of the pre- tune in the cotton business and it is for sent war will cause the people of England this purpose that he has come to Bombay to reconsider more than one side of their Besides Bronch cotton he has bought in political faith. Books like that of 3ir.. England several thousand American bales Coach enable men to consider prosent needs at various prices. The 25th of March. in the light of past experience. which was the date of the last settlement,

Professor Rait opens his volume with the was a bank holiday and a requisition was following paragraph:~“The essential fact made to the Association by several mer in the history of Scotland in the Middle chants to adjourn the settlement to the Ages is the War of Independence, but, the following day, but the directors decided significance of the War of Independents, is to proceed in the usual manner and Mr. frequently misconceived. Edward I. did Ramchandra made arrangements with not hammer Scotland into nationality; it local bank partially to remain open and cash his cheques. The prices of cotton for April, 1016, are quoted at Rs. 247 to Rs.

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In some places they were scen to jump up on the parapets, brandishing their rifies towards the Geriuans and shouting remarks which were drowned in the roar of the guns. When the rush was actually made our losses were trifling. It was only in the subsequent advance that the heavy casualties occurred.

It is noteworthy that the enemy's wounded had to thank our men for many acts of kind nous even in the excitement of the assault, In Que case one of our soldiers, finding a wounded Prassian officer who had had his arm blown off by a shell, carried him to a place of safety under a heavy fire.

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as a nationalready conscious of national existence that resisted him. The two cen- turies which preceded the struggle with England saw the amalgamation of the people of Scotland into a political organismiz not indeed, into & fully organised, and unified community with one law and one custom, but into an association of com munities possessing a distinctive common life and capable of enduring all things rather than the foul thraldom' of subjection to an alien Power," That persistency of independence prevails to this day, though it

do not manifest itself after the fashion of

usurpers low!"

Telegrams recently informed us that certain references made by the Vierroy of i India to a decision taken by the House of Lords bad formed the subject of Irish antionality; and there was ons dear criticism in England. Indian papers to hand contain a report of the Viceroy's who ought to impress his son with the old Scotsman once resident in our Colony remarks which formed part of an addres to the Imperial Council. His Excellency significares of that struggle for independ

ance by taking hins to Banneritbura and It has been with a sense of profound making him kneel down and kiss the ground. regret that I have learnt that an address where Brace and his men laid the proud to His Majesty the King-Emperor against continuos murative, Professor Rait has Instead of compiling, a the draft proclamation creating an Execu tire Council fo rthe United Provinces Lased a number of subjects, covering n been carried by the House of Lords. It wide rangs of topies, which seem to him to appears that out of a total of marly esa fur-trate the essential features of the bia peers of the realm and in a house of only tory of Scotland. 73 peers, the motion against the draft Prolamation was carried by 43 votes to No information has been received of any similar metion in the House of Commons, and we may therefore conclude that the Proclamation has not been re of an action, especially at present, must bejected by Parliament as a whole.

Of the gillantry of regimental officers throughout the fighting it is unnecessary to speak. The casualty lists tell the tale. The heavy toll among them was largely due to the fact that in advancing over the intricate country, intersected with hedges and ditches, the platoon commanders and to go forward to reconnoitre the ground and discover the best way to circumvent or cross these obstacles without getting their men crowded helgerows and bridges.

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Professor Smith, who doals with the wars between Englund and America, is Professor of American History in Williams College, Williamstown, Muss. He show's how social, economic and political causes led to a period of almost continuous antagonism between England and the American communities

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of Ghent in 1815, and how that antagonism Council, by the Secretary of State in

was ended. Council, and by His Majesty's Goren

No English write of the prosent day, ment, and in accordance with the law was probably, is better equipped than Mr. laid upon the table in both the Houses Manries Baring to outline Russian litera- of Parliament. It may seem to you, as ture and its teralsnes. He has lived many it dues to me, a matter of serious concern years in Russia, is well aquainted with the that it should be within the power of people in all their secial relations, and his a small body of pers who perhaps hardly letters to one of the best of London. realise the rate of progress made in this daily newspapers have been for years a country during the past few years to marked literary feature of its colurang. In throw out a proposition put in by the his pdacs, Mr. Baring writes of the neous- Government before Parliament with the sity of English people going to Russia to

full approbation uf Indian public know the fusian people at fist band if upinion. It seems clear to me under the the railing ignorance is to be overcome circumstances that the modification of the "It is not enough," .he writes, “to be Law by which such procedure is possible acquaintal with a certain number of Rus is absolutely essential and I trust that sian writers; 1 507 2 cortain number this will be regnited by His Majesty's advisedly, because, although it Government. Nobody can romonably true that such write's as Tolstoy contend that with the advance of civili- and Turgenes have long sation ontailing the discussion and solo naturalized England, it is equally true tion of new que tions of anever-increasing that some of the greatest and most typical complexity arising every day one-man-

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of Russian nuthors have not yet bean traus- been proved again and again, and the fight at Neave Chapelle has only served to enforce government is better than Council gov.lated. There is in England no translation This is much, the same as the lesson, that the strongest entrenched ernment. The principle of executive of Pushkin. positions can be carried with less loss to the councils for local Governments. by which though there were in Russia # complete attackers than to the defenders if the the local administration is less dependent translation of Bhaisespeare or Miton. I do not mean that, Pushkin is as great a poet sault be sufficiently prepared by artillery, pou the personal equation and which and further that under such conditions any has already take rest in India and con- that he is the most untional and the most ensures a greator continuity of policy as shakespeare or Milton, but I do mean counter-attack made by the defenders to

Moreover, the important of all Russian writers. There is regain what is lost is almost bound to fall not now be eradicated with immense loss to those attempting it.

inclusion of an Indian gentleman in the no translation of Saltykov, the greatest of But to do this demauris many guns and Council of a provine is, to my mind, Russian satirists: there is no completo unlimited ammunition.

scurce of great strength to the Governor translation of Lesker, one of her greatest and Russian criticism Not only will victory depend-so far as or Lieutenant Governor. I speak from novelists; while matorial means are concerned very largely my own experience and I have no hesita philosophy, as well as almost the whole of on the action of artillery, or on the man tiva in saying, without any idea of Russian poetry is completely beyond the ken of England. The knowledge of what behind the gun in the field; it will depend Battery, that the presence of my friend

Russien civilisation, with its glorious fruit equally on the provision and inaintenance of Sir Ali Imam on my Council and his the artillery and its ammunition, in other knowledge and experience are, and have of literature, consists in is still a scaled words, upon the action of the manufacturer been, of the greatest possible advantage hook so far as England is concerned." Mr. ant the man in the workshop at home. For to me and my Government, I can well Baring sets himself the task to unseal the enery

failure to perform their share of the understand that all educated people of book.

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have to be paid by result of the action of a small party in success achieved by the House University their comrades in the field-in blood; and the House of Lords, but I would ask them Library, and the editors for the variety of the whole nation will suffer, even if it gain not to be depressed, for I regard the pro subjects they have selected and the writery the victory in the long run. It may not be ceedings of the 16th March in the Houss they have been able to obtain. as contribu realised at home that for lack of means of Lords as only a temporary setback, and tors. Each little book is complete in itself wherewith from afar off to blow into the air I feel as confident that the United Pro and wall within the reach of the poorest som (rench or post bristling with machine vinces will have its Executive Council parse, while the whole collection makes a guns and barbed wire friends, or at any rate within a very short period as that the thoroughly wefil library and would adorn countrymen, may be mewn down in swathes. down will follow the night.

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